--- /dev/null
+# asterisk
+#
+# Upstart control file for the Asterisk PBX
+#
+# To install, rename this file to 'asterisk' and copy it to /etc/event.d/
+# On Debian: copy to /etc/init/
+#
+# To start asterisk manually:
+# sudo start asterisk
+#
+# To stop asterisk manually:
+# sudo stop asterisk
+#
+# Asterisk is started with an "interactive console", though redirected
+# to/from /dev/null . The concept of a main console is bad. OTOH, the main
+# process should not detach from the console if we work with upstart and
+# alike.
+#
+# The username 'asterisk' is currently hardwired here, and likewise the
+# varrundir.
+#
+
+description "Asterisk PBX"
+#version "1.6.3"
+
+start on runlevel [2345]
+stop on runlevel [!2345]
+
+pre-start script
+ # Since Ubuntu clears /var/run on reboot, create this before we try to start
+ if [ ! -d /var/run/asterisk ]; then
+ mkdir -p asterisk /var/run/asterisk
+ chown asterisk: /var/run/asterisk
+ fi
+end script
+
+#console output
+respawn
+exec /usr/sbin/asterisk -U asterisk -g -f
+
+post-stop script
+ # Might as well clean up after ourselves, too.
+ rm -rf /var/run/asterisk
+end script